Skvakka

Old Norse Dictionary - skvakka

Meaning of Old Norse word "skvakka" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skvakka
að, to give a sound, as of water shaken in a bottle; sökk öxin ok skvakkaði við, Grett. 16 new Ed., v. l. skvatta, see skvetta.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛅᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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